Pastor’s Own Daughter Among Those Killed By Trans Shooter

Details continue to emerge following the senseless tragedy at the Covenant Presbyterian school in Nashville..

A 28-year-old transgender male (biological female) named Audrey Hale murdered 6 six people after opening fire at the private school on Monday.

Of the six victims, three were children.

One of those children was 9-year-old Hallie Scruggs.

We have now learned that Hallie was the daughter of the senior pastor at the local church.

Pastor Chad Scruggs has been a pastor at the Covenant Presbyterian Church since 2018.

He and his wife have three sons, with Hallie being their only daughter.

Hallie Scruggs, daughter of pastor, among victims in Nashville school shooting https://t.co/cJhAZuEGr1 pic.twitter.com/BwHgiJRg8K

— New York Post (@nypost) March 28, 2023

The New York Post has more on this horrific tragedy:

Among the six victims shot and killed inside a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday was the young daughter of a local pastor, according to reports.

Hallie Scruggs, one of three children slain in the sickening school shooting, was the 9-year-old daughter of Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, the church confirmed to CBS News.

Pastor’s daughter among 9-year-olds shot by transgender Nashville school shooterhttps://t.co/ajOtLKX9sC

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 28, 2023

Here are more details on the victims from the Post Millennial:

According to CBS, 9-year-old Hallie Scruggs was one of the three children killed in the Covenant school shooting. She was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Scruggs had previously served as the associate pastor at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, according to WFAA.

Evelyn Dieckhaus and William Kinney, both 9, were the other two children gunned down in the massacre.

Custodian Mike Hill, 61, substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61, and school head Katherine Koonce, 60 were also killed in the shooting.

Covenant School Church Pastor's Daughter, 9, Among 6 Victims Who Died in Nashville School Shooting https://t.co/eyNNy79Eii

— People (@people) March 28, 2023

Pastor Shares 1-Sentence Response to Daughter's Death in Nashville Shootinghttps://t.co/v40VhTP8WX

— Siri Rathod (@sirimahanthesh) March 28, 2023

Pastor Scruggs confirmed his daughter’s death Tuesday morning.

Newsweek has more on his statement:

In a single-sentence statement Tuesday morning, Chad Scruggs—father of Hallie Scruggs—addressed previous reporting that his daughter was among those killed by 28-year-old Audrey Hale in the shooting that left three children and three adult staff members dead.

“Through tears we trust that she is in the arms of Jesus who will raise her to life once again,” Scruggs said in a statement shared with reporters.

This senseless act of evil has left many Americans hurt and angry.

This is Pastor Chad Scruggs and his daughter Hallie Scruggs.

Hallie was murdered along with 2 of her classmates in Nashville by a radical transgender activist.

When the media wants you to think about the "plight of transgender people," remind them of Hallie. pic.twitter.com/yZL32qlSrk

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 28, 2023

BREAKING: All six victims in Tennessee school shooting identified by authorities

• 9 year old Hallie Scruggs was a 3rd grader; daughter of a pastor

• 9 year old Evelyn Dieckhaus was a 3rd grader at the school who was known as a hero

• 9 year old William Kinney was 3rd… pic.twitter.com/jcKU18j66X

— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) March 28, 2023

https://twitter.com/dom_lucre/status/1640544458356785152?s=20

The media stopped caring about the shooting in Nashville when they found out it was a target on Christians. A 9 year old girl was killed by a transgender that was dissatisfied with the politics in Nashville.

I’m a Tennessean I will make sure we never forget Hallie Scruggs. We… pic.twitter.com/nSp5XFgUDl

— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) March 28, 2023

Let’s all be praying for the Scruggs family.
They lost their beloved little girl, Hallie in this act of pure evil.
Having lost a son, I know they are in unimaginable  pain right now.
I know there are so many “Why” questions.
After our son died, Pastor Chuck Smith said to me,… pic.twitter.com/dIO1rw2KRp

— Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) March 28, 2023